. >> the bishop was grooming young men to be at his disposal. he finds them at 14 or 15 years of age. he starts to get a relationship with him at the primary time when a young man is searching for his identity. >> the pastor was set to appear on the the tom joyner radio show today, but bishop long didn't show up. instead, his attorney spoke on his behalf. >> let me be clear. the charges against me and new birth are false. i have devoted my life to helping others and these false allegations hurt my deeply. but my faith is strong and the truth will emerge. >> let's bring in the pastor of the first dallas church in dallas. thanks for being with us, pastor. you have a big church, too. what is the membership of your congregation? >> we have 13,000 members in the congregation. >> i'm not the first one to say a lot of questions have been raised about the megachurches. a lot of concerns about the pastors and lifestyles they lead. let me get your take on pitch op long and, would you have advised him to go on the tom joyner show, if he's not guilty, go on